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Figure 5. Plan of Dyson Perrin’s Laboratory relating to 1956-58 extensions. Theoriginal phase of construction (1913-16) is highlighted in red. The eastern wing(1920-22) is highlighted in yellow. Robinson’s extension (1939-40) is highlighted ingreen. In the 1956-58 scheme, which includes a new link between the eastern wingand the Robinson extension, is highlighted in blue. The (blue) connection between the1920-22 and 1939-40 elements was again replaced in 2004Some minor works were undertaken during this period, for instance, planning permission wasgranted in 1954 for a roof extension and in 1955 planning permission was granted for asolvents store in the curtilage; however, it was not until 1956-58 that planning applicationswere approved for the large extension to the rear of the original laboratory. These changesinvolved building a third storey on top of Robinson’s 1939-40 extension and two new,unabashedly modern wings extruding from its northern end. A new link was constructedbetween the original building and the 1939-40 extension. The 1939-40 and 1956-58extensions together form a separate block to the original phases of the laboratory, with only acursory physical connection. They were aligned into the Science Area, along what is nowHinshelwood Road, rather than along South Parks Road, creating an L-shaped configurationwith the original building (Figure 5).The Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford 20Conservation Plan, May 2012